Salı 9 Kas 2010, 16:37

Track: Wayfaring Stranger (Burial mix)
Artist: Jamie Woon
Album: Wayfaring Stranger Ep (Live Recordings, Feb 2007) [ We7 | Spotify ]
Tags: cover, dubstep, electronic, soul, experimental, avant-garde, my gang rotw
Video: Click the pic…

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This week's reco is a cover of the old timey classic Wayfaring Stranger, brought to us by Jamie Woon and brought up to date by Burial.

There are a pages of different versions of this song in Last.fm as well as on other music streaming sites, ranging from what sounds like original bluegrass to pop. The must-hear version is by Burl Ives - Wayfaring Stranger.
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From Wikipedia
It became one of Burl Ives's signature songs, included on his 1944 album The Wayfaring Stranger. Ives used it as the title of his early 1940s CBS radio show and his 1948 autobiography. He became known as "The Wayfaring Stranger."

The song is spiritual, about the journey of life, with home being the final resting place itself.

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Brit School boy Jamie Woon has a new single out now, Night Air [YouTube audio upload], ahead of his debut album, scheduled for spring next year. Of note is Night Air (Ramadanman Refix) [YouTube audio upload]. Abstract soul? Ambient soul? Soul gone wrong? Pared down, minimal, downtempo late night spacey sounds.

Further reading:

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Admin: Stats as of today:

Last.fm listeners of this track - 9,141
No. of plays scrobbled in Last.fm - 42,869
Position in Last 7 Days: 3 / 236
Position in Last 6 Months: 3 / 647

Video
Date Added: January 31, 2008
Views: 52,523, Comments: 100, Likes: 253, Dislikes: 4

Stats after 7 days:

Last.fm listeners of this track - 9,241
No. of plays scrobbled in Last.fm - 43,437
Position in Last 7 Days: 4 / 260
Position in Last 6 Months: 2 / 1,266

Video
Views: 53,761, Comments: 101, Likes: 260, Dislikes: 4

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